'Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part One
100 years ago today a 15-year-old bushranger dubbed ‘Young Ned Kelly’ made his last stand against an army of heavily armed police and vigilantes. In this two-part episode, we delve into Henry Maple’s ...
27 Mar 202236min
Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part Two
Kathleen Butler's smarts and skills saw her play a huge if forgotten role in making the Sydney Harbour Bridge a reality. But this female pioneer in engineering lived in a time when women "couldn't hav...
18 Mar 202228min
Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part One
From humble beginnings in the Blue Mountains, Kathleen Butler's smarts and skills saw her play a huge but largely forgotten role in making the Sydney Harbour Bridge a reality.But this female pioneer i...
17 Mar 202238min
Shark Attack Of The Century — Part Two: The War On Sharks
Like the podcast? Take a sec to leave a rating and review — this helps it reach other people who might be interested. Cheers!Just when they thought it was safe to go back into the water, another young...
10 Feb 20221h 5min
Shark Attack Of The Century — Part One: Into The Jaws Of Death
100 years ago today — 4 February 1922 — Australia's attitude to sharks changed when the first known fatal shark attack on a Sydney ocean beach happened in front of thousands of people as a surf carniv...
4 Feb 20221h
The Plague Returns — Part Three: The Great Fire
In March 1902 — as the Bubonic Plague tightens its grip — Sydney awakes to a disastrous fire at Her Majesty's Theatre. Next the city's Zoo falls victim to the disease that will make encore appearances...
17 Jan 202237min
The Plague Returns — Part Two: Bigger Than Ben Hur
With Bubonic Plague spreading in Sydney, the highest-profile "victim" is Ben Hur at Her Majesty's Theatre, despite producers putting pressure on the Premier to circumvent health orders to get the show...
16 Jan 202239min
The Plague Returns — Part One: The Bays Of Blood
120 years ago today, Sydney faced an epidemic. And it also had a rat problem — but in this case it was there was too many of them.January 1902 saw the second wave of the Bubonic Plague and — despite t...
16 Jan 202256min
